take the wind out of someone's sails

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别名

knock the wind out of someone's sails

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

    习语

词源

Referring to the idea of a ship that intercepts the wind of another, causing it to slow or stop.

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